Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-20
BASE BALL NEWS.
No Game TO.Day-Practising at the
Armory-What Captain Arson Says

No Game Notwithstanding at tn
Armory-What Captain Arson Says
Interesting Notes.
AS the grounds were not in good condition
yesterday afternoon the players of tine New
Haven team took possession of the Unio1
armory on Meadow street to practice in
Manager Donnelly, Johnnie Troy, Jack
Leary, Mellon, Brill, Murphy and Zeihel
were there. They did not have their uni
forms on, but when they do don them New
Haven will have team Of which it may we'll
| be proud. The members of the team are a
well built set of men. Zeiher is the lightest
in weight and the youngest in years. AT the
| armory Leary tried his hand at pitching
Zeiher held his delivery. Leary is tall and
well proportioned and pitches swift ball
He will probably be put in the pitchers box
during the season. Manager Donnelly, who
is to play the regular position of first base,
will most likely pitch some also. Although
making little pretensions as a pitcher, yet he
has good command of the ball. johnnie
Troy will be the life of the club in a sense
He is short and stoutly built. He will be
one of the favorites. He is a great joker,
and his emanation of funny sayings in the
field will carry the audience with him. John
ME is not SO young as he was once, and al
though having been professional ball player
for years, he-een play now just about as good
as he ever could. Bill Crowley, who is to
play in the field, is another man
old in the business. The Philadelphia
World says that he has Joined New Eng
land league club, and that he expects to be
young blood this season. There was no bat
ting done in the armory yesterday, as that
was imposs1bility in such close quarters,
and with SO many windows close at hand.
There is little doubt that the team will devel-
op good batting strength. The suits for the
with red trimmings. It was decided that
the game with the New York league team,
set down for this afternoon, be declared off.
This was done undoubtedly because all the
players are not yet here, and the team could
not make good showing by playing regu-
on the diamond. They have yet had no
practice on the field together. The first
game they play will be on Saturday against
the Boston Blues. Manager Donnelly
will endeavor to get the New York league
team here for next Wednesday afternoon.
OTHER NOTES.
Meister gives promise of playing another
marvellous game at second base for the Met
ropolitans this season. Esterbrook has not
done well at short stop so far, nor any better
work at the bat. Esterbrook should not for
get that when he played with the Indians
before he led the country in batting by a
large majority. The dude will do better
work when the kinks are thawed out of his
joints.-National Base Ball Gazette. Meister
was last season the second baseman of the
Hartford team.
Captain Arson of the Chcagos tells a
National Base Ball Gazette reporter that, in
his opinion, the strongest club the Chicagos
will have to encounter in the league lists this
season will be the New York team. s'That
SoESo h. ILL
for what it is worth. I think the new rules
will affect Baldwin, of the Detroits, unfavor.
ably. Ferguson, of Philadelphia, will be
weakened; also Morris, of the Pittsburgs.
As between the New York pitchers predict
that the new rules will lessen the efficiency
of Welch more than that of Keefe. See if
I am not right. AS to the new rules, they
are q big improvement-about perfect
Whether the new style of scoring does JUS
tiee to the players I cannot say; I never
hired man on the score he had made, and
1 couldn't score game if were to die. The
club that rank next to New York is Detroit
and then Boston. The new rules, think,
are not more trying than the old ones on the
pitchers. Catchers will have to come up I'M
der the bat more, but then. you know, they
don't have to stand so much speed as former
~. No, I can't indicate any point where I
think the new rules are weak l don't think
they will require revision or amendment in
any particular"
According to the above, Arson is not in
clined to find fault with his own work. He
helped make out the new rules
President Weber Saturday showed an
American representative the newspaper
stand at the Bridgeports' grounds. It is on
top of the grand stand, directly behind the
catcher and measures perhaps 15xS. There
are two rows of benches with desks in front
of them. On the desks of the front row are
the names of the various papers in front of
the respective seats. The row behind is for
visiting reporters and behind that is still an
other bench for guests. A large wooden
awning protects the whole. Said Mr.. We
Der: 1--WE consider that we cannot do too
much for the newspapers;this is the least that
we can do for them. Why, my dear sir, if it
weren't for the newspapers base ball would
not be worth 25 cents week here or any
where. 1t was through the papers that I
was able to organize a club in New Haven.
Oh, yes, there would always be interest in
the game, but it wouldn't be universal if the
papers stopped talking about it. Of course,
it is part of their business as news gatherers;
at the same time it is tremendous benefit
to the sport and 1 believe in recognizing it,"
It is needless to add that President Weber is
a very deservedly popular man. He paid
high compliment to the present Waterbury
management and the newspaper man knew
that it was founded upon fact.-Waterbur